Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-27
COCKERILL'S CHOICE.
The Present Editor of tho World to Take
Charge of Bennetto Newspaper.
CHICAGO Inter ocean.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-Colonel John j
CockeTill has at last decided to sever his
connection with Joseph Pulitzer's New
York Word, ard will early this fall take
possession of the managing EDITORS
chair of James Gordon Benefits Herald.
As managing editor Of the Herald, Mr.
CCCbeTill will receive the largest sGi&ry
ever paid to a working iournslist, and he
will moreover be in absolute COItrO. Of
the Herald, subject 20 the interference Of
no one, rot even his proprietor In
newspaper circles the phenomenal sue
cess Of the Void is largely sttricu.ed 10
the erergy aud ability OF Nh COCker!ll.
However that nav be. the m1Ik oftoe nan
is upon it aud the Worlds boom : 50
much psrt OF himself ;hst some stronger
motive must sctUa'e Mr.. COCkeriu IN this
change of sides thsG the mere indUcement
of increased salary. It msY be assumed,
indeed, hat he feels that Mr.. Pulitzer hiss
not shown tina. gratitude which ne would
natursIlV expect, and it IS understood
that ne i3ins issue with Mr. Bennett as
against common foe.
RE motive Mr.. Bennett has in iutTust-
ing the destinies cf The Herald TO 3 man
WAC has been Nj. PGIitZer's able lIeu.en-
art can be easily understood. For years
Mr.. Bennett hsd an income spprOXlmat-
ipg $500, 600 year from the Herald alone,
not counting MS large interests outside,
ard there csn be no question but that the
World das for the last two years caused
the Herald profits 20 dwindle perceptiDly
Mr.. Bennett has made no secret 10 mis- in
Inmates OF his irritation st the Worlds
success, and is tired Of this World bust
ness, ard proposes to have g few lickS
put in for himself. To accomplish this
nc will spend any sum, as he is well able
to DO this, as ne is credited with having
put by for this rainy day s go0dly proper
ton of the immense sum the Hereld
poured into his lap IN days of old.
The journalistic pace here is
last enough now, but the coming contest
for supremacy will certainly bring it
down. Then there Will be shaking up
of old traditions in the Herald Office
which will be watched with interest. Mr.
COcleriu, it is said, leaves the World OF
his own voiition. Several months sgO he
was sent to Europe, or was given yaca-
tiOn and went abroad. 1t amounts 20 the
same thing, and in journalism frequently
means discharge. 1t did not mean that
| with Mr. COckerill at the time, many
years ago, when he went to Constantine
Pile at John McLeGn's suggestion. On his
return from this lnst trip he sgsin acted
as managing editor of the World. but
with curtalled powers. While abroad he
met Mr.. Bennett and considered al offer,
so it is reported, but declined it, prefer
ring, if he must make change, to do 50
at his own convenience.
He proposes low to take short re
spite, visiting New Orleans and other far
away places, and on his return will make
his entree into the Herald's sanctum.
Mr.. Ballard Smith, formerly MANAGING
| editor Of the Louisville Courier JurAal,
and the present news editor Of the
World, viii probably succeed Mr..
| Cockeril as managing editor of the
| World, This announcement will no
doubt be speedily denied by the interest
ed parties, and it might be worth while
to stick pin in it and await develop
ments.